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The rest of the question say find the length of the whole secant of the bottom

The rest of the question say find the length of the whole secant of the bottom-example-1
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According to the Intersecting Secants Theorem,


\begin{gathered} x*6=(12+8)*8 \\ 6x=20*8 \\ x=(80)/(3) \\ x=26.\bar{66} \\ x\approx26.67 \end{gathered}

Thus, the first option is the correct choice.

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